Tag Archives: Kids

Pod #212: EFT To Help You Be A Better Parent w/ Heather Chauvin

March 16, 2016 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I am constantly amazed at how willing parents are to put their children first. It’s common for parents to make sure their child's needs are met before they do anything for themselves. As well meaning as this is, it can cause problems in the long ...

Pod #93: Getting EFT Into Schools w/ Till Schilling

August 22, 2012 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

When it comes to teaching tapping children are one of my favorite groups. They take to tapping right away because they don’t have many of the hang-ups adults do of needing to understand everything or concerns about looking foolish when they ...

5 Things You Must Know Before Doing EFT With Children and Teens

March 16, 2012 By Gene Monterastelli 5 Comments

photo by Fine Shots Tapping with children can be a very rewarding experience. In many cases children take to tapping much faster than adults because they are more willing to try new things and aren’t hung up on why something is working. They ...

Talking Emotions and Tapping With Kids /w Jondi Whitis

January 28, 2012 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I want to talk to my kids about their emotions and to teach them to tap, but I don't know how to start. Do you have any recommendations? I love tapping with kids, but not everyone is as comfortable as I am working with them. I had a chance to ...

Pod #57: Tools v Delivery, Clearing Resistance, Finding Roots Cause, and Worry v Fear

March 30, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Jondi Whitis where we talk about using tapping protocols and how we find ...

8 Things To Keep In Mind When Tapping With Your Kids

September 4, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli 7 Comments

I love tapping/EFT and would love my kids to be able to tap as well. How do I introduce tapping to my kids? I love the fact that parents can (and want to) tap with their kids. When I was home over Christmas visiting my family the year a seven ...

Bonus Pod #2: How A Parent Can Tap For Their Child

August 29, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

photo by photosavvy I am asked all the time by parents about how they can surrogately tap for their children. There is a great deal of confusion around what to say and what to focus on. Like all things with tapping the key is not in the ...

Fertility Issues

June 30, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

My husband and I are having trouble conceiving a child. Can tapping help? photo by Aldo Risolvo There are few things more heart breaking than working with clients who want to grow their families, but are having a hard time doing it. ...

EFT/Tapping For Parents with Autistic (ASD) and Special Needs Children

April 15, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 5 Comments

I know EFT can be a very powerful tool to help with getting my emotions under control. My daughter was just diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and I am just a ball of emotions. I don’t know where to start. What can I tap on? Over the ...

Pod #6: Using EFT with Autism (ASD)

April 15, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Recent studies have shown that as many as 1 out of every 142 children born today will be diagnosed some where on the autism spectrum (ASD). Even now very little is known about the causes of the symptoms associated with ASD. In this episode I ...

Being A Better Parent

April 5, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I know EFT can be powerful toll to help my children. My kids and I tap together every night at bedtime, but I am wondering if there is something more I could do. I want to be the best parent possible. Is there a way to us EFT around parenting ...

One Issue That Is Really Three or Four Issues

January 22, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I am dealing with homework issues and tantrums with my 8 year-old daughter. Parenting her really takes all my energy. It seems I spend more time battling with her than enjoying her. How can I approach this issue? photo by Kathryn ...

Children Who Are Reluctant To Tap

December 11, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

My 8-year-old son has been taught how to tap by an EFT Practitioner and I have done it with him off and on. When something comes up and I tell him to tap on it, he doesn’t want to! Do you have any suggestions on helping my son make tapping a part of ...

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

September 23, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 4 Comments

[Note: Since posting this in 2008 I have written a guide for parents. You can find it here: EFT for ASD] Anyone who has the opportunity to get to know a family with a child who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) knows how ...

When We Don’t Know The Root Cause Of An Emotion

April 9, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

My 11-year-old daughter has suddenly developed a fear of school. She has previously been very, very happy there, and can’t give a reason for feeling like this. She really wants to go but feels she can’t, and doesn’t know why. Any ...